Healthy Economy Now, a coalition of groups including -- oddly -- PrHRMA and the Service Employees International Union among others is launching a new ad tomorrow in five states as well as Washington D.C calling for consensus-building on health care reform.

Three appearances by prominent GOP officials in the last 72 hours have perfectly encapsulated the three distinct paths available to the Republican party as it seeks to re-invent and rebuild in advance of the 2010 midterm elections and the coming 2012 presidential election.

Cable television has been all over the story and the Democratic National Committee got in on the act -- sending out a release touting the poll with the headline "'Nuff Said" and featuring an MSNBC screen shot of Limbaugh, Cheney as well as Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.).

The victory by moderate state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) last night in Virginia coupled with the release of a new poll in New Jersey that shows former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie (R) leading Gov. Jon Corzine (D) by 10 points -- at at 50 percent! -- raises the question as to whether the national GOP's best pickup chance might be in the Garden State rather than the Commonwealth this fall.

State Sen. Creigh Deeds' overwhelming victory in last night's Virginia gubernatorial primary ensures that he will become a national figure over the next five months with both national parties focused intently on the general election and what it tells us (if anything) about the 2010 midterm elections and the 2012 presidential.

State Sen. Creigh Deeds has claimed the Democratic nomination for governor in Virginia tonight in convincing fashion, using his low-key demeanor and late burst of momentum to sprint past former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe and former state Del. Brian Moran

All three of the Democrats -- former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, former state Del. Brian Moran and state Sen. Creigh Deeds -- running for governor of Virginia held conference calls with reporters this afternoon to provide a final spin before polls close tonight at 7 p.m..

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin -- seen here over the weekend in a parade in Auburn, N.Y. -- will attend a fundraising dinner for the Republican House and Senate campaign committees. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is planning...

National Republicans, desperate for a bit of good news, have seized on new polling out of the Gallup organization that shows the American people growing increasingly skeptical of not only the direction of the economy but the approach being taken by President Barack Obama.